Frankfurt Motor Show

The 65th Frankfurt International Motor Show has started on Tuesday and will be held till September 22nd in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. Passenger cars, motor caravans, motorcycles, telematics, parts and accessories and a number of different repairing, servicing and maintenance tools will be on show in the event.

Importance and rich history

The IAA happens to be the world’s largest motor show, which attracts attention of millions of car lovers from all parts of the globe. The show has an extremely rich history as it is being organized since 1897, when the first show was held in Berlin at Hotel Bristol. German car manufacturers consider IAA to be their home event and they work hard in all aspects to promote the affair in various countries.

2013 Frankfurt Motor Show – (IAA)

Over one thousand journalists are expected to cover the event, which speaks volumes of IAA 2013’s importance worldwide.

Schedule

While the opening two days (September 10 and 11) are scheduled to be press days, September 12 and 13 are reserved for trade. IAA 2013 will be open for public from September 14.

Expected highlights of IAA 2013

A number of different car makers like Lamborghini, Bentley, Audi, Porsche, BMW and MINI are geared up to achieve a lot of success in the IAA. Due to the ever-increasing oil prices all over the world, experts believe that potential car buyers will focus more on hybrid and electric automobiles.

Lamborghini

Lamborghini, an Italian sports car manufacturer, has been making some amazing automobiles since many years. The great brand will be keen to impress the visitors with its outstanding engine sounds once again. The newest type of Gallardo, the Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Squadra Corse is also going to be displayed in the show.

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Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Squadra Corse

Bentley Motors Limited

The stage is set for Bentley to showcase its latest S models, Bentley Continental GT V8 S Coupe and Bentley Continental GT V8 S Convertible. The Continental range of the British manufacturer has been enhanced and expanded with these models, which offer the users a lot more than just a standard Continental GT V 8.

Audi

It is widely expected that Audi lovers will be keen to witness the Sport Quattro; however, one must also watch out for Audi Nanuk Quattro, which has a new V10 TDI engine, elegance and appealing designing.

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Audi R8 V10 TDI

Porsche

Porsche has been making some of the finest cars for many years and the world-famous brand is all set to display its state of the art Porsche 918, which is expected to dazzle the audience at the IAA 2013. Porsche has worked extremely hard on this model for a number of years and developed an extremely graceful outer body as well as interior. Let’s keep our fingers crossed and see what kind of response it gets in the much awaited motor show.

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Porsche 918 Spyder

MINI

MINI will be introducing its seventh model in the motor show at Frankfurt. Over the years, the British manufacturer has made some of the most amazing sports cars, which clearly means that MINI may turn out to be a dark horse at the IAA 2013. The visitors at the show will be witnessing the all new accessories program of MINI, including retrofit 25-watt xenon headlamp, which is absolutely unique. On top of that MINI will be displaying a latest portable navigation system and child seats, which have been designed to give more protection to children of different age groups.

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MINI Clubman Bond Street

BMW Motors

The famous Swiss car makers are going to launch BMW i8, a new generation of sports cars. It is also expected to be one of the major highlights of the IAA 2013. This sports car offers its users amazing performance and emission-free driving on city roads.

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BMW-i8

Conclusion

The IAA 2013 is expected to achieve a lot of success. However, it remains to be seen that which car brand ends up attracting most number of viewers.